MINI STAY ISTANBUL WITH BURSA & PRINCESS ISLAND 4 NIGHTS 5 DAYS (Available 365 days a year )

DAY 1 ISTANBUL-ARRIVAL

Welcome to Istanbul , Turkey ! You will access to your hotel by our services. Rest with a 1 night stay before starting your exciting tour tomorrow. Meals are not included.

DAY 2 BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS TOUR

After delicious breakfast, our staff will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast. Our journey starts with the "Old City" where you will see historical highlights such as the Hippodrome, The center of sport activities with its four monuments: The GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II, Egyptian Obelisk, SERPENTINE COLUMN and the COLUMN OF CONSTANTINE.

We will continue with The Blue Mosque. The most famous mosque of Istanbul which is known as the BLUE MOSQUE as well because of its beautiful blue Iznik tiles.

Afterwards, The Hagia Sophia, the ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.

Then our journey continues with the Grand Bazaar (Covered Market), involves the labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyxware and meerschaum pipers.

After Lunch break, we will visit Hagia Irene Church, it was built during the same period (4th century) as its neighbor the Hagia Sophia. The name Hagia Irene Church means ‘’Godly’’ or ‘’Holy Wisdom’’ in Greek. After the conquest of Istanbul, it was incorporated into the grounds of Topkapı Palace and like many other churches was converted into a mosque. However, there were no major changes made to the building’s structure.

Our last stop is Topkapı Palace, the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewelry thrones of sultans, costumes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; CHAMBER OF SACRED RELICS.

After our pleasant tour, you will be dropped off to your hotel. (Breakfast and Lunch included.)

DAY 3 ISTANBUL TO GREEN BURSA

After breakfast at your hotel, we will drive to Bursa and visit Uludağ Mountain. Uludağ is Turkey's most developed and most popular mountain, as well as the place where the most popular winter sports are held. We will continue with the Ferry trip, it takes 40 minutes to across İzmit. Then you will experience Gulf Chair lift, first we will climb to the mountain by bus and experience chair lift at the peak of the mountain. (2543 m.) Afterwards we will see the Old tree, it is a plane tree that lives more than 600 years. We will have a break for taking picture/selfie. Then we will continue with the Green social complex where you will see Mosque, Silk Market, Green Mausoleum. We will go to the Ottoman House for Lunch, restaurant is located at the skirt of the mountain (800 m) with delicious mixed grilled. Lastly it is Shopping time, Bursa is known as one of the largest manufacturing sectors of Turkey so you may have opportunities to buy something from the manufacturing places. After our pleasant tour, you will be dropped off to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.  (Breakfast and Lunch included. )

DAY  4  PRINCES' ISLANDS TOUR               

After breakfast, our staff will pick you up from your hotel. We will visit Princes’ Islands. Our tour will start from our meeting point at 09:00 a.m. with professional tour guide. We will drive to port by bus. Then, we will go to Heybeliada by boat. After touring Heybeliada by electric vehicle, we will go to Buyukada by boat. After arriving to Buyukada with a guide, we will have lunch in a local fish restaurant (drinks are extra), then you will have free time to enjoy in the beauty of island as you desire. Then we will meet and we will go back to Istanbul by boat and we will drop you off to your hotel and overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast and Lunch included.)

DAY 5 ISTANBUL-DEPARTURE

Have breakfast at the hotel and wait for us to pick you up. According to your flight time, we will pick you up 3 hours before your flight. You can continue exploring the city if you have enough time before your flight. (Breakfast included.)